52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)

52D Ordnance Group (EOD)
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active27 December 1943 – 30 June 1948
28 January 1952 – 16 May 1955
2 December 1965 – 20 October 1967
1 October 1990 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeSupport
RoleExplosive Ordnance Disposal
Part of20TH CBRNE Command
HQFort Campbell, KY
Commanders
CommanderCOL Matthew Kuhns

The 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD) is the command and control headquarters for all U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Battalions and Companies located east of the Mississippi River in the Continental United States (CONUS). The current command team consists of Colonel Matthew L. Kuhns and Command Sergeant Major Isaac J. Allender. Their command covers 184th and 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), as well as the 63rd Chemical Company (CBRN).[1] Subordinate units maintain EOD Response Teams, which evaluate, render safe, and remove conventional, chemical/biological, or nuclear ordnance, or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which pose an immediate threat to public safety. While subordinate units are trained and equipped for combat operations, they may also support a variety of peacetime missions, to include range surface clearance operations of active U.S. Army installations, EOD and UXO operations in support of civilian law enforcement agencies, and support to the U.S. Secret Service for protection of VIPs.[2]

  1. ^ "52nd Ornance Group 'Defusing Danger'". Campell.Army.Mil. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Department of the Army (1996) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service and Unit Operations (FM 9-15). Washington D.C.: Joel B Hudson.

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